Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine: Remastered (2010) 320 vtwin88cube

Nine Inch Nails Pretty Hate Machine Remastered (2010) Nine Inch Nails were the most popular industrial group ever and were largely responsible for bringing the music to a mass audience. It isn't really accurate to call NIN a group; the only official member is singer/producer/multi-instrumentalist Trent Reznor, who always remained solely responsible for NIN's musical direction (he was, however, supported in concert by a regular backing band). Unlike the vast majority of industrial artists, Reznor wrote melodic, traditionally structured songs where lyrics were a focal point. His pop instincts not only made the harsh electronic beats of industrial music easier to digest, but also put a human face on a style that usually tried to sound as mechanical as possible. While Ministry crossed over to heavy metal audiences, NIN built up a large alternative rock fan base right around the time of Nirvana's mainstream breakthrough. As a result, Reznor became a genuine star and his notoriously dark, brooding persona and provocateur instincts made him a Jim Morrison-esque sex symbol for the '90s. A long period of inactivity and writer's block followed, which gave virtually every alternative metal band of the late '90s a chance to rip off elements of NIN's sound. By the time Reznor's five-year hiatus finally ended, he was still a popular figure but his commercial momentum had slowed somewhat. Format: Mp3 Bitrate: 320 CBR Contains: Album Art & ID Tags Virtually ignored upon its 1989 release, Pretty Hate Machine gradually became a word-of-mouth cult favorite; despite frequent critical bashings, its stature and historical importance only grew in hindsight. In addition to its stealthy rise to prominence, part of the album's legend was that budding auteur Trent Reznor took advantage of his low-level job at a Cleveland studio to begin recording it. Reznor had a background in synth pop, and the vast majority of Pretty Hate Machine was electronic. Synths voiced all the main riffs, driven by pounding drum machines; distorted guitars were an important textural element, but not the primary focus. Pretty Hate Machine was something unique in industrial music -- certainly no one else was attempting the balladry of "Something I Can Never Have," but the crucial difference was even simpler. Instead of numbing the listener with mechanical repetition, Pretty Hate Machine's bleak electronics were subordinate to catchy riffs and verse-chorus song structures, which was why it built such a rabid following with so little publicity. That innovation was the most important step in bringing industrial music to a wide audience, as proven by the frequency with which late-'90s alternative metal bands copied NIN's interwoven guitar/synth textures. It was a new soundtrack for adolescent angst -- noisily aggressive and coldly detached, tied together by a dominant personality. Reznor's tortured confusion and self-obsession gave industrial music a human voice, a point of connection. His lyrics were filled with betrayal, whether by lovers, society, or God; it was essentially the sound of childhood illusions shattering, and Reznor was not taking it lying down. Plus, the absolute dichotomies in his world -- there was either purity and perfection, or depravity and worthlessness -- made for smashing melodrama. Perhaps the greatest achievement of Pretty Hate Machine was that it brought emotional extravagance to a genre whose main theme had nearly always been dehumanization. A 2010 remastering included an unearthing of the original master tapes, overseen by Reznor and engineer Tom Baker (the latter a frequent collaborator), plus the addition of a bonus track, Reznor's cover of Queen's "Get Down Make Love" (originally on the single for "Sin". Audio-Info: 01. Head Like A Hole 02. Terrible Lie 03. Down In It 04. Sanctified 05. Something I Can Never Have 06. Kinda I Want To 07. Sin 08. That's What I Get 09. The Only Time 10. Ringfinger 11. Get Down Make Love ****Support The Artists & Buy It If You Like It.**** ****Enjoy & Please Don't Forget To Seed!****

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HurtByTheSun (2011-09-16)

While I appreciate you putting this up here, I'll not be downloading it.
It's an album for it's time, and should sound as such.

kcdkeel (2012-01-27)

that's the stupidest thing i've ever heard.

Dust601 (2012-02-14)

So many things I wanted to say in response to that statement. Think I'll just agree with kcdkeel.
Thx for putting it up. Sounds great.

anarchist9027 (2012-03-11)

is that fucking idiot for real? He needs to get the fuck off tpb, let alone the internet

chrisecko (2012-03-31)

HurtByTheSun, i think you have most definitely been hurt by the sun, what does that even mean? smdh, anyways, great torrent, THANKS

D3C3PT3C0N (2012-05-12)

Hurt By The Sun. A good name for a band. But why don't you just download both. I downloaded both the remastered and the original.

lizardking420 (2012-09-26)

hurtbythesun u r totally wrong... probly their best album....

1962dude (2013-05-10)

HurtByTheSun is an absolute idiot. "I came in here just to say it's great but I'm not downloading it"? Fucktard....

Rustblade (2013-08-29)

I like how they added Get Down Make Love to this version. It always seemed like it should've been on PHM.

sinthesis (2013-09-09)

@HurtByTheSun
If it's an "album for it's time" then you shouldn't still be listening to it in 2011.

AuronAXE (2013-10-06)

Hurt By The Sun, if you were to read into the development of the remaster you'd understand that this version is vastly superior. They put a lot more work into the reissue then most artists do when dealing with this kind of thing, I think it deserves to be heard.